Molecular Detection of Advanced Neoplasia in Pancreatic Cysts

NCT ID: NCT03855800

Last Updated: 2025-12-17

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

800 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-05-11

Study Completion Date

2030-12-30

Brief Summary

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Researchers are trying to find out whether new tests ("biomarkers") of blood, stool, pancreas cyst fluid, or pancreas juice can be used to diagnose malignant or pre-malignant changes in pancreas cysts.

Detailed Description

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Subjects with Fukuoka Worrisome (FW) or Fukuoka High Risk (FHR) pancreatic cysts will be enrolled and assigned to Immediate Surgery or Clinical Follow-up groups based on clinical management as determined by the treating physicians. Blood, stool, pancreas cyst fluid, and pancreas juice specimens will be collected from participants.

Conditions

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Pancreas Cyst

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Clinical Follow-up

Participants not undergoing surgery will be assigned to the "Clinical Follow-up" study group. Blood, stool, pancreatic juice and cyst fluid collection will be done as per protocol. All participants in the Clinical Follow-up group will be contacted yearly for a telephone interview until they undergo surgery, die, receive a diagnosis that excludes them from the study, or for 5 years, and interval medical records will be obtained and reviewed. During follow-up results of clinically indicated follow-up imaging studies will be abstracted

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Blood, stool, pancreatic juice and cyst fluid collection

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Blood and stool will be collected at baseline from all study participants. Those in the Immediate Surgery group may undergo endoscopic pancreatic juice collection before surgery, either at the time of a clinically indicated endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) exam or during an optional pre-operative research endoscopy. Pancreatic cyst fluid will also be obtained from all participants in the Immediate Surgery group, either at the time of surgery, or during a clinically indicated preoperative EUS FNA procedure, or both. Pancreatic juice and cyst fluid will be collected opportunistically from participants in the Clinical Follow-up group who undergo a clinically indicated EUS, EUS FNA, or endoscopy exam.

Endoscopy Exam

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Clinically indicated endoscopic ultrasound

Surgical

Participants scheduled for surgical resection after their initial clinical evaluation will be assigned to the "Immediate Surgery" study group. Blood, stool, pancreatic juice and cyst fluid collection will be done as per protocol. Participants in the Immediate Surgery group will be followed until the surgical pathology of their pancreatic cyst is known.

Group Type OTHER

Blood, stool, pancreatic juice and cyst fluid collection

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Blood and stool will be collected at baseline from all study participants. Those in the Immediate Surgery group may undergo endoscopic pancreatic juice collection before surgery, either at the time of a clinically indicated endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) exam or during an optional pre-operative research endoscopy. Pancreatic cyst fluid will also be obtained from all participants in the Immediate Surgery group, either at the time of surgery, or during a clinically indicated preoperative EUS FNA procedure, or both. Pancreatic juice and cyst fluid will be collected opportunistically from participants in the Clinical Follow-up group who undergo a clinically indicated EUS, EUS FNA, or endoscopy exam.

Pancreatic Surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Surgical resection of pancreatic cyst

Interventions

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Blood, stool, pancreatic juice and cyst fluid collection

Blood and stool will be collected at baseline from all study participants. Those in the Immediate Surgery group may undergo endoscopic pancreatic juice collection before surgery, either at the time of a clinically indicated endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) exam or during an optional pre-operative research endoscopy. Pancreatic cyst fluid will also be obtained from all participants in the Immediate Surgery group, either at the time of surgery, or during a clinically indicated preoperative EUS FNA procedure, or both. Pancreatic juice and cyst fluid will be collected opportunistically from participants in the Clinical Follow-up group who undergo a clinically indicated EUS, EUS FNA, or endoscopy exam.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Pancreatic Surgery

Surgical resection of pancreatic cyst

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Endoscopy Exam

Clinically indicated endoscopic ultrasound

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with pancreatic cystic lesions meeting Fukuoka worrisome or Fukuoka high-risk criteris
* Patients with suspected cystic neoplasm of the pancreas
* Able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant and/or nursing
* Incarceration
* Imaging showing possible pancreatic cancer
* Prior history of pancreatic cancer or pancreatic surgery
* History of receiving systemic chemotherapy or abdominal radiation within the last 5 years
* Previous therapy for a pancreatic cystic lesion
* History of pancreatic necrosis
* Diagnosis of cancer (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) within the last 5 years
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

120 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Mayo Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Shounak Majumder, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mayo Clinic

Locations

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Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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IN-CYST Team

Role: CONTACT

1-833-250-5364 ext. 2

Facility Contacts

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IN-CYST Team

Role: primary

1-833-250-5364 ext. 2

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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2U01CA210138

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

17-008436

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id